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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 23rd December 2007
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4th Sunday of Advent
We all love Christmas carols, we all have our favourites. In the Carol ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ we sing: ‘We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell.’ And those glad tidings were tidings of peace and of joy for Christ the Saviour was born for all, born to bring to all hearts peace and joy. Christ came at his birth bringing those two gifts and as he prepared at the Last Supper to leave this world he offered peace and joy as his parting gifts: ‘My peace I give you.’ ‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy be complete.’ ‘My peace’ ‘My joy’ – the peace and joy that was in his heart, even though he knew what he was to face in his appalling suffering and death by crucifixion. As I write this message I think of and I pray for you, the very many people in our diocese who, for whatever reason, will find it hard to have peace and joy in your hearts and in your homes this Christmas. For many of you, and for thousands like you, Christmas has been difficult time over many years as you are carrying the deep, searing scars of our years of conflict. I think, too, and I pray for you who have suffered bereavement, especially tragic bereavement, for you who are living alone with no family and few friends left, for you who are spending Christmas away from home in hospital or in a nursing home. For you, on a purely human level, the words ‘peace’ and ‘joy may sound hollow but not if you say ‘My peace’ and ‘My joy’, for Christ wants to give to each one of us his gift of peace and of joy. And the gift that we can give him in return is to open our hearts to receive his gift of the peace and the deep joy that he alone can give us. I, with Bishop Farquhar and Bishop McKeown, will, be praying in our Christmas Masses for all the people of our Diocese. May you Christmas be peaceful and joyful. May God bless you and all your families.
Yours sincerely
+ Patrick Walsh |
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Readings
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parish website:
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Christmas Arrangements
Penitential Service
There will be a Penitential Service on this Tuesday 18th at 7.30pm. Seven priests available for confessions.
Confession Times
| Wed 19th – Mon 24th |
after 10am Mass |
| Sunday 23rd |
after all the Masses |
Christmas Mass Times
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9pm |
| Christmas Day: |
8.30am, 10am, 11.30am |
N.B. There will be no 1pm Mass on Christmas Day.
There will be no evening Mass from Wednesday 26th December until Monday 7th January 2008.
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Thanks To All Our Volunteers
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No parish could survive without people giving of their time and talents, so I want to take this opportunity to express sincere thanks to everyone who helped as a volunteer around the church or in the parish community in 2007.
Over the years, at Christmas time, small gifts have been given to volunteers such as chocolates, mugs, icons, wine. This year on the recommendation of the parish finance committee, instead of buying presents for volunteers, the money that would have been spent on these has been given to Apostolic Work Society and Trócaire. Each organisation was given £500.
I trust volunteers will understand and appreciate this and I again thank them for their generous support throughout the year.
I pray God’s blessing on you all.
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Parish Calendars
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Parish calendars will be distributed to all homes in the parish during this coming week.
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Carol Service
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You are all invited to a Carol Service in
St. Matthew’s Church of Ireland
on Sunday 23rd December at 6.30pm.
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St Peter's Brass Band
St. Peter’s Brass Band
will be playing
at the 6.30pm Mass on
Saturday 29th December 2007.
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Next Sunday 23rd December at all Masses families are asked to bring their baby Jesus from their crib to Mass so it can be blessed.
This is a reminder for us all to keep alive
the true meaning of Christmas - the child Jesus born in
our hearts, our homes and our parish.
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World Day Of Peace - 1st January 2008
World Day of Peace - 1st January 2008
There will be only one Mass that day in the morning at 11am.
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Feast Of The Epiphany - 6th January 2008
Feast of the Epiphany
Sunday 6th January is the feast of the Epiphany.
It is a holy day of obligation. Usual Sunday Masses.
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Morning
Star Hostel
Christmas Appeal
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The Morning Star
have launched a Christmas Appeal to help
obtain Christmas gifts and clothing for
the homeless (men only).
Some ideas of the type of things that
would be gratefully received are: socks
underwear
coats
jumpers
toiletries
books
board games etc.
Contact Morning
Star Hostel 2-12 Divis Street or tel:
9033 3500
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| Baptisms
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Next baptisms will take place on Sunday 6th January 2008 at 2.00pm. Please note the next date available for Baptism is Sunday 3rd February 2008. The next pre-Baptism instruction will be on Thursday 10th January 2008 at 8pm in the convent.
It
is necessary to attend pre-Baptism preparation
before asking to have your child baptised.
To register for pre-Baptism preparation
please contact the parish office 9061 8180,
Mon & Wed 2pm-5pm, Tue & Fri 10am-2pm
& Thurs 10am-1pm.
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Newly Baptised
We welcome into our parish family
Martin Michael Johnston
Katie Marie Gibson
Anna White
who were recently baptised.
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Loved Them In Life
We offer our sympathy
and prayerful support to the families of
those parishioners who died recently:
We pray for the happy repose of those whose anniversaries occur around this time:
Mary & Harry Buckle
Maura Devine
Mary Donnelly
Elizabeth Duffy
Carmel Halfpenny
Catherine Hastings
Annie & William Heaney
Jane Kelly
Mary Kennedy
Thomas & Anthony Kerr
Liam Mackle
Mary & Robert Mallon
Brigid & Mary Teresa Maughan
Brigid Christina & Peter Maughan
John & Ellen Maxwell
Elizabeth May
Arthur, Catherine & Susan McCausland
Elizabeth & Charles McCullough
Eddie McErlane
Jim-Joe & Lorna McGuigan
Anna McGuire
Paddy & Bell McNeill
Mary Ann McQuade
Bell McVeigh
Peggy Meenan
Tony Morgan
Thomas Murphy
Bella Reddick
Gerard Rice
Marion Shields
Thomas Sterrett
Kathleen & John Tierney
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| Collections
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Last
week’s offertory collection amounted
to £1,263.32
We
thank you for your on going support
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